Intoxicated New Jersey man kicks trooper during transport

Friday

Jul 26, 2013 at 7:49 AMJul 26, 2013 at 8:00 AM

Staff reports

A New Jersey man was charged with assaulting an officer during his transport to police headquarters Thursday.

Darwin Zapata, 37, who was highly intoxicated, according to a police report, was being transported to the Swiftwater barracks Pennsylvania state police for suspect identification at 3:11 a.m. when the assault occurred.

Police said Zapata kicked a state trooper in the right shoulder and head area while being driven to the Swiftwater headquarters. The transport was traveling on Interstate 80 in Stroudsburg when the alleged assault occurred.